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theconrodkid

posted on 22/10/10 at 08:29 AM Reply With Quote
setting up e mail

trying to transfer all my stuff to a new compo.
i have outlook as my e mail provider?.
seems i cant install outlook unless i buy a disc?
i tried to use thunderbird but all i get is incorrect password or user name,strange as i have never used thunderbird before.
i want to keep my old e mail addy....so,in simple terms...what to do





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tegwin

posted on 22/10/10 at 08:51 AM Reply With Quote
Do you have a gmail account?

You can configure that to recieve IMAP or pop emails for several addresses





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jossey

posted on 22/10/10 at 09:04 AM Reply With Quote
outlook is your client.

what is you email address ???

eg @hotmail
@gmail
@too-many-to-list.com

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loggyboy

posted on 22/10/10 at 09:04 AM Reply With Quote
I dont think outlook can be an email provider? (unless you have a mail server) I thought it was just a email handler that merely links with an email provider or email server.
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Fozzie

posted on 22/10/10 at 09:08 AM Reply With Quote
Here you go John ...... step by step how to configure Thunderbird....

Please change the btinternet bit in the example to your own provider......

u2u me if you want clarification

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britishtrident

posted on 22/10/10 at 10:32 AM Reply With Quote
Thunderbird. the easy way using Mozbackup.

(1) Download Thunderbird
(2) Download Mozbackup.
(3) Install thunderbird on old PC. On first run it will import the email, account & server settings and passwords from Outlook.

(4) Install Mozbackup on the old PC and backup your Thunderbird installation, save it to your desktop and use a file name you will recognise such as emailbackup.pcv .

(5) Put both programs and the backup file you have created on a CD or memory stick for transfer to new PC.

(6) On the new PC install both Thunderbird and Mozbackup.

(7) Run Mozbackup and restore from the .pcv file you created.

(8) Run Thunderbird and check everything has been imported.





[Edited on 22/10/10 by britishtrident]

[Edited on 22/10/10 by britishtrident]





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britishtrident

posted on 22/10/10 at 10:35 AM Reply With Quote
Links ---

Mozbackup http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

Thinderbird http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-GB/thunderbird/





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mookaloid

posted on 22/10/10 at 11:58 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Thunderbird. the easy way using Mozbackup.

(1) Download Thunderbird
(2) Download Mozbackup.
(3) Install thunderbird on old PC. On first run it will import the email, account & server settings and passwords from Outlook.

(4) Install Mozbackup on the old PC and backup your Thunderbird installation, save it to your desktop and use a file name you will recognise such as emailbackup.pcv .

(5) Put both programs and the backup file you have created on a CD or memory stick for transfer to new PC.

(6) On the new PC install both Thunderbird and Mozbackup.

(7) Run Mozbackup and restore from the .pcv file you created.

(8) Run Thunderbird and check everything has been imported.





[Edited on 22/10/10 by britishtrident]

[Edited on 22/10/10 by britishtrident]


Final step

- hate thunderbird and wish you'd never bothered!


There is a way of transferring all your account and current email into gmail using Imap. This is good because once your email is online you never need to worry about transferring to a new pc or losing your hard disc again.

google for transferring email from outlook to gmail for lots of instructions on this.





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Humbug

posted on 22/10/10 at 04:40 PM Reply With Quote
I agree with the above in that the easiest way is to install Thunderbird on the old PC and import/transfer from Outlook, then transfer the Thunderbird (known as Zargo amongst my work colleagues - geddit? ) to the new PC.
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dlatch

posted on 22/10/10 at 06:02 PM Reply With Quote
if old comp still works you can just open outlook and goto

tools > accounts > export

save the file to a usb stick and copy to new computer = job done

you should have outlook express as a minimum on any windows machine if not u can download it from Microsoft website

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stevebubs

posted on 22/10/10 at 06:26 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by dlatch
if old comp still works you can just open outlook and goto

tools > accounts > export

save the file to a usb stick and copy to new computer = job done

you should have outlook express as a minimum on any windows machine if not u can download it from Microsoft website


If you want to move all your existing email, you will need to find your PST file, and copy that, also..

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theconrodkid

posted on 22/10/10 at 08:40 PM Reply With Quote
cheers for the replies peeps





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theconrodkid

posted on 24/10/10 at 02:22 PM Reply With Quote
got it sorted thanks to sir Dave of Surrey but it keeps rejecting my password and it says there is no way to retreive said password...ideas on a packet of asprin please





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britishtrident

posted on 24/10/10 at 05:34 PM Reply With Quote
Nobody ever knows their email password.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mailpv.html





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theconrodkid

posted on 24/10/10 at 07:40 PM Reply With Quote
stone me that,s complicated,think i had better wait til next weekend when someone is coming round,thanks for the link anyway





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